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Legal articles in easy to understand language.
Nonprofits and the CCPA (CPRA)
You may think of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the CPRA, as a law that applies to big businesses and social media companies. But have you noticed that the CCPA/CPRA actually contains two definitions of "business?" The CCPA/CPRA's main target is indeed large, profit-making businesses: for example,...
Cookie Consent Requirements in Germany
Germany's Federal Court of Justice made a significant privacy ruling on May 28, 2020. If your website or app is accessible in Germany, this case has important implications for how you use cookies. In fact, the case has important implications for websites and apps accessible throughout the whole of the EU,...
Data Brokers and California Law
Two major laws have passed in California since 2019 that affect many companies: the California Data Broker Law and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the CPRA. Both laws have a significant impact on businesses that sell California consumers' personal information. The Data Broker Law has particularly big...
Maryland's PIPA - Personal Information Protection Act
Maryland's Personal Information Protection Act ("PIPA") is a privacy law that became effective on January 1, 2008. It's also known as Maryland's Data Breach Notification Law. Since 2008, a series of amendments were passed that revised and enhanced the definitions of private information to include biometric data. State legislators wrote PIPA...
FAQ: Handling Trademark Violations in the U.S.
Many business owners entirely overlook a step that's genuinely beneficial when first starting out. This step is registering a trademark, which puts all of your competitors on notice that you're staking a claim to a corporate image. Many business owners don't stop to consider just how important registering a trademark can...
Washington Biometric Privacy Law (H.B. 1493)
In this article, we'll be taking a look specifically at the Washington Biometric Privacy Law (H.B. 1493), Washington state's effort at protecting the biometric data of its residents and what you need to do to comply. What is Biometric Data? Biometric data is data related to personal, unique information such as your...